May the 4th be with you! With Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace returning to theaters for its 25th anniversary, Jason Baxter returns to defend one of the most openly hated movies in cinema history. We go deep on epic scenes like the pod

The Postman (with Brennon Poynor - Live at Treefort Fest)

Apr 4th, 2024 45m 43s

Much like this episode's titular charachter, the podcast trekked across the Pacific Northwest to deliver a live episode of the podcast from Treefort Fest in Boise. Brennon Poynor joins the show to take up arms for Kevin Costner's 1997 post-apoc

Blackhat (with Jason Baxter)

Mar 17th, 2024 1h 1m

I know this might be hard to believe, but Thor battling against people manipulating the soy futures market from behind a keyboard didn't get butts in theatrical seats back in 2015. That's right, another episode about a hacking movie! This time

La La Land (with Nic Sommerfeld and Sean Owens)

Mar 7th, 2024 1h 48m

It's Oscars week and Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are both up for big awards (and should win) for Poor Things and Barbie. But we're not here to talk about those movies. Instead Nic and Sean come on to tear apart the duo's 2016 Oscar-winning Dami

The Simpsons: Seasons 9-13 (with Spike Friedman and Jason Baxter)

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 1m

Everything's coming up podcast! While The Simpsons is an American animated TV institution, the ultra-long running season usually only gets praised for it's early-to-mid '90s seasons. For this episode, Spike Friedman and Jason Baxter swing into

The Dark Knight Returns ＞ Watchmen (with Jason Baxter)

Jun 16th, 2023 56m 46s

After a Marvel diversion, we dive deep into actual DC comics (our first comic book ep!). 1986 saw the release of two monumental genre-defining works: Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. While both are considered classics, Watchmen is granted

MCU’s Spider-Man Trilogy (with Jason Baxter)

Jun 1st, 2023 1h 25m

Happy Across the Spider-Verse Day! To celebrate, here's the second installment of Jason Baxter and I taking turns taking shots at cinematic Spider-Man trilogies. This time Jason traps the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man films in his web

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy

May 26th, 2023 1h 15m

Your friendly neighborhood podcast swings in to talk about Spider-Man before the release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. But we're being villainous. Over the next two episodes, Jason Baxter and I will take turns taking shots at the belo

The Ten (with Alyson McManus)

Apr 14th, 2023 59m 12s

This podcast is not a goof! Alyson McManus returns to the pod to smite those who spoke hearsay against David Wain's 2007 star-studded but little-seen 10 Commandments anthology comedy film, The Ten. We dive into the over-the-top absurdity, in-jo

Batman & Robin (with Kurtis Mayo of Skating Polly - Live from Treefort Fest)

Mar 31st, 2023 45m 31s

Holy live pod episode, Batman! Kurtis from Skating Polly emerges from the Batcave to defend the loathed 1997 Joel Schumacher superhero blockbuster Batman & Robin. In this condensed episode recorded in front of an actual audience at Treefort Fes

Across the Universe (with Naomi from Itchy Kitty)

Mar 20th, 2023 2h 4m

Before we both head to Treefort Festival, Naomi from Itchy Kitty comes in through my bathroom window to defend the honor of Julie Taymor's 2007 romantic '60s Beatles jukebox musical Across the Universe. We dive deeper than a Yellow Submarine in

The Last of Us (Video Game)

Mar 10th, 2023 1h 38m

With the first season of HBO's The Last of Us coming to a close, I decided to turn my attention to the source material - the universally acclaimed 2013 PlayStation 3 video game. While this may get me torn apart quicker than a Clicker - I make t

George of the Jungle (with Kevin Parker)

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 18m

Watch out for that pod! Since it's Oscar week and Brendan Fraser looks poised to potentially take home Best Actor for The Whale, Kevin Parker has decided to swing on in to defend a different Fraser vehicle: 1997's family-friendly comedy George

Hackers (with Kate Meizner and Mike Falcone of Jobber)

Feb 16th, 2023 1h 38m

*IF YOU'RE READING THIS YOU MAY ALREADY BE HACKED*From the top rope, Kate Meizner and Mike Falcone of wrestling rock band Jobber look to infiltrate our firewalls in order to defend the 1995 teen cyber crime thriller, Hackers. We dive deep into

The Counselor (with Will Baker)

Feb 9th, 2023 2h 19m

Take a trip to the seedy world of the drug trade on the US/Mexican border... and then talk... and talk... and talk... That's what The Counselor, the 2013 star-studded Ridley Scott narco drama written by acclaimed novelist Cormac McCarthy does..

A Claymation Christmas Celebration (with Nic Sommerfeld)

Dec 21st, 2022 46m 9s

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Why? Because you can now appropriately watch Will Vinton's A Claymation Christmas Celebration! Nic Sommerfeld comes a-wassailing onto the show the make the case that this forgotten '80s Christmas specia

Speed Racer (with Peter Richards of Dude York)

Dec 7th, 2022 59m 10s

♫ Here he comes, here comes P. Richards, he's a demon on wheels! He's a demon and he's gonna be chasing after someone! ♫ The someone(s) Peter is chasing after are the people who panned the Wachowskis' 2008 sensory overload big screen adaptation

Good Charlotte (with Jess Abbott of Tancred)

Nov 2nd, 2022 1h 29m

Jess Abbott (Tancred) straps on her studded wristbands and throws down in a Warped Tour mosh pit to defend the honor of the maligned early 2000s pop punk hitmakers Good Charlotte. We deep dive into the band's hook-heavy scrappy appeal, the famo

Cars 2 (with Kevin Parker)

Jun 15th, 2022 1h 21m

If you're gonna spy, you better spy hard. Before the release of Lightyear, Kevin Parker fires up his engine to defend the movie that is *by far* the worst-reviewed and received Pixar movie, 2011's Cars 2. While not defending it as a masterpiece

Dune [1984] (with Erik Blood)

Feb 23rd, 2022 1h 19m

Take a hit of spice and travel to Arrakis, as ace musician/producer Erik Blood comes rushing over the horizon on the back of a sandworm to defend David Lynch's critically-panned box office flop, Dune. While the 2021 version may have garnered 10

Alex Rodriguez (with Spike Friedman)

Jan 25th, 2022 1h 8m

With a new Baseball Hall of Fame class arriving, it's time to discuss a player who won't make it on his first year of eligibility - A-Rod. The decorated MVP and All-Star shortstop and third basemen for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and N

The Matrix Sequels (The Matrix Reloaded + The Matrix Revolutions)

Dec 22nd, 2021 2h 4m

Before you resurrect The Matrix, you must first reevaluate it. A crew of Everyone is Wrong All-Stars (Jason Baxter, Alyson McManus, Ian Riggins, and Peter Richards) join forces to defend the Wachowski siblings' much-maligned 2003 sequels to the

Home Alone 3 (with Kevin Parker)

Nov 30th, 2021 1h 17m

KEVIN!!! Parker is back this week. With Christmas season upon us and Disney+ recently releasing *another* Home Alone film (Home Sweet Home Alone), Kevin has set up an elaborate series of booby traps to protect his take that the reviled Macaulay

Rooke of the Year (with Nate Barmore)

Oct 26th, 2021 1h 9m

Funky buttlovin', we're back! Just in time for this year's World Series, Nate Barmore returns to discuss the '90s kids baseball fantasy film, Rookie of the Year. We dive deep into this film's understanding of what it's like to be a 12-year-old,

Solaris [2002] > Solaris [1972] (with Jason Baxter)

Aug 24th, 2021 1h 35m

Is this another episode where Seth and Jason talk about sci-fi movies or are these merely projections of Seth and Jason conjured from dreams?!? This week we head to the mysterious planet of Solaris twice so that Jason can make the case that Ste